National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-0027
Original release date:03/08/2002
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read certain files and spoof the URL in the address bar by using the Document.open function to pass information between two frames from different domains, a new variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability described in MS:MS01-058/CAN-2001-0874.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 3721
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS02-005
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20011219 Internet Explorer Document.Open() Without Close() Cookie Stealing, File Reading, Site Spoofing Bug
Type: Advisory
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 3031
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:974
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:974
Type: Tool Signature
